Youngkin seeks to aid cake pop makers over state policy restriction

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is seeking to address food safety concerns within Virginia, which have become an obstruction for some small-business owners.

One small-business owner, Kelly Phillips, received a notice from a food safety official that operating her cake pop bakery, KP’s Kake Pops & Treats, without a necessary permit from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was against regulations. Should she fail to fix this, she could be given a misdemeanor charge, which she described as a “devastation.”

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“We’re going to fix this, Virginia will always be the best place to live, work, and bake cake pops!” Youngkin wrote online.

The notice Phillips received stemmed from how she was selling her cake pops at a craft show instead of a farmers market, along with promoting her pastries online via social media. A spokeswoman for the department indicated that there are regulatory distinctions between different types of events such as farmers markets and craft shows.

The Institute for Justice, a law firm in Arlington, Virginia, informed the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that the state’s policy is “breathtakingly unconstitutional.”

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Phillips says she hopes this dilemma can draw attention to the state’s rules regarding selling cake pops, along with the limitations that these rules implement.

The Washington Examiner contacted KP’s Kake Pops & Treats for comment.